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A LONG WALK
THE 88-TEMPLE

PILGRIMAGE

EXPERIENCE Shikoku Distance About 745 miles (1,200 km) Time Six–eight weeks Popular with tour Sakaide Sakaide Takamatsu Sanuki Sanuki
groups, Temple 51,
Difficulty Some tricky terrain; signage is mostly in Japanese
also known as
Ishite-ji, is
When pilgrims retrace the route of Kukai, the founder of Shingon
Takamatsu
associated with
Buddhism who made a pilgrimage of 88 of the island’s minor
the legend of
temples in the 9th century, they are honoring a cultural icon.
a very rich man
Marugame
Those who hope to atone for a grave error complete the pilgrim­
age in reverse order, believing that they will encounter the saint
begging bowl.
K A
Mitoyo Mitoyo
as they walk or in their dreams. About 100,000 pilgrims complete breaking Kukai’s Marugame K A G A WA G A WA Hiketa Hiketa Naruto Naruto
the circuit each year, and countless others follow part of it. Kan-onji Kan-onji KotohiraKotohira
Pilgrims can collect a series of stamps as they visit each temple, Waki Waki
Tokushima
many of which offer lodgings and meals. If the circuit is too Iyomishima Awa Awa Tokushima
Iyomishima
Yoshino-gawa
much, you can walk part of it or take a week­long bus tour. ImabariImabari Yoshino-gawa
Komatsushima
KawanoeKawanoe Komatsushima
Hojo Hojo Miyoshi Miyoshi
Toyo Toyo NiihamaNiihama Kamiyama Kamiyama
Ts u r u g i M o u
Saijo Saijo Ts u r u g i M o u n t a i n s n t a i n s KatsuuraKatsuura
T OKUSHIMA
EHIMEEHIME Ochiai Ochiai T OKUSHIMA Anan Anan
Matsuyama
Did You Know? Matsuyama Toon Toon 6,414 ft m (1,955 m)
Tsurugi-san Tsurugi-san
6,414 ft m (1,955 m)
Iyo Iyo Otoyo Otoyo Naka Naka
In Shingon Buddhism, Tobe Tobe Ishizuchi-sanIshizuchi-san Tosa Tosa Monobecho Minami Minami
6,502 ft (1,982 m)6,502 ft (1,982 m)
Monobecho
88 represents the Befu Befu
I s h i z u c h i M o u n t a i n s
number of evils that Kuma Kuma Umaji Umaji Mugi Mugi
K
can beset us. Nagahama Nagahama K OCHI OCHI Kainan Kainan
Uchiko Uchiko I s h i z u c h i M o u n t a i n s
Ozu Ozu Ochi Ochi Kochi Kochi Nankoku Nankoku Aki Aki
Yawatahama Tosa Tosa KitagawaKitagawa
Yawatahama
Yasuda Yasuda Toyo Toyo
SatamisakiSatamisaki Tsuno Tsuno Nahari Nahari
P
Peninsulaeninsula Jio Susaki Susaki
Jio
Island Island Uwa Uwa YusuharaYusuhara
U wa U wa Muroto Muroto
Sea Sea Kihoku Kihoku Cape Cape
Uwajima Uwajima Muroto Muroto
MatsunoMatsuno
Onigajo-yamaOnigajo-yama Kubokawa Kubokawa
3,776 ft (1,151 m)3,776 ft (1,151 m)
Shimanto Shimanto KuroshioKuroshio
Ainam Ainam
SukumoSukumo
Imano-yamaImano-yama
Suk umoSuk umo 2,838 ft (865 m)2,838 ft (865 m)
B ay B ay
Tosa-Shimizu
Tosa-Shimizu
Cape Cape
OkinoshimaOkinoshima Ashizuri Ashizuri
A stone statue of 0 kilometers0 kilometers 25 25 N N
the bodhisattva at 0 miles 0 miles 25 25
Kannon-ji, Temple 16
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